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PRIVATE  LIBRARY 
OF 

John  Ralph  Owens 


This  Bibliography  of  "  The  Club^^  was  printed  for 
The  Rowfant  Club  by  Frank  E.  Hopkins,  at  the 
Marion  Press,  and  is  not  intended  to  be  sold  to 
strangers. 


One  hundred  and  seventy-five  copies  of  this  book 
have  been  distributed  by  The  Ro\\^ant  Chib,  of 
which   this   is   Number    ^Z> 


BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTES 

ON  A  COLLECTION  OF  EDITIONS 
OF  THE  BOOK  KNOWN  AS 


"PUCKLE'S  CLUB 


?5 


FEOM  THE  LIBEARY  OF  A  MEMBER  OF 

THE  ROWFANT  CLUB 

AS  SHOWN  AT  THE  CLUB  HOUSE,  MARCH,  1896 


WITH  AN  INTRODUCTION  BY 

AUSTIN  DOBSON 


CLEVELAND 

THE   ROWFANT   CLUB 

1899 


Copyriglit,  1899,  by  The  Rowfant  Club. 


TO   THE   MEMBERS   OF   THE 
EOWFANT   CLUB. 

IN  the  fascinating  but  still-to-be-written  Romance 
of  Bibliography,  there  could  be  no  more  curious 
chapter  than  the  story  of  Puckle's  Club.  That  a 
book,  meritorious,  indeed,  in  its  intention,  but  with- 
out sufficient  distinction  to  secure  a  permanent  place 
in  the  annals  of  Enghsh  Literature,  should  be  pub- 
hshed  in  the  same  year  as  the  Spectator,  and  should 
run  through  seven  editions  before  the  middle  of  the 
century,  is  perhaps  not  in  itself  unexampled.  But 
that,  after  its  decease  in  the  last  century,  it  should 
have  been  revived  again  early  in  this  as  an  illus- 
trated volume  which  forms  an  important  hnk  in  the 
history  of  the  revival  of  wood-engraving,  is  certainly 
a  notable  thing.  It  is,  however,  more  notable  still 
that  a  something  both  in  the  work  and  the  author 
should  continue  to  attract  the  attention  of  the  book- 
lover.  For  several  years  Mr.  G.  Steinman  Stein- 
man,  of  Croydon,  devoted  much  patient  investigation 
to  Puckle's  biography,  the  results  of  which  he  em- 
bodied in  1872  in  a  privately  printed  and  very  rare 
tract  of  twenty  pages  entitled  "The  Author  of  'The 


6  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE'S  CLUB. 

Club'  Identified";  and  Mr.  George  W.  Kolilmetz,  of 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  has  rendered  no  less  signal  service 
to  the  literature  of  the  subject  by  bringing  together 
a  collection  of  editions  of  the  book,  which  it  may 
be  affirmed,  without  fear  of  contradiction,  has  cer- 
tainly no  rival  in  England  or  America.  It  is  curious 
to  think  what  Puckle  would  have  said  if  he  could 
have  foreseen  this  unexpected  survival  of  the  little 
manual  of  ethics  which  he  revised  and  re-revised  so 
carefully.  Dr.  Johnson,  we  are  told,  was  highly 
gratified  to  hear  that  Rasselas  had  been  reprinted  in 
America.  "The  impression,"  he  wrote  in  1773,  "is 
not  magnificent,  but  it  flatters  an  authour,  because 
the  printer  seems  to  have  expected  that  it  would 
be  scattered  among  the  people."  Yet  the  magnum 
opus  of  Puckle  was  not  only  reprinted  in  America, 
(Philadelphia,  1795,)  but  more  than  a  century  later 
it  has  received  even  greater  honours.  The  Eowfant 
Club  has  made  it  the  subject  of  a  bibhography  which 
is  at  once  exhaustive  and  elaborate. 

One  result  of  the  sustained  interest  in  the  book  is 
that,  at  the  present  moment,  we  know,  if  not  all  we 
can  know  about  the  author,  certainly  a  great  deal 
more  than  has  been  known  hitherto.  At  the  be- 
ginning of  the  century,  the  editor  of  the  reprint  of 
1817 — presumably  the  Mr.  Edward  Walmsley  who 
selected  the  work  for  illustration — was  obhged  to 
confess  that  he  could  find  no  material  for  a  Memoir 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  FUGKLW8  CLUB.  7 

of  the  writer,  and  even  the  all-embracing  Alhbone, 
as  late  as  1875,  could  only  supply  an  imperfect  Hst 
of  works.     We  are  certainly  better  informed  now. 
Thanks  to  Mr.  Steinman  and  Notes  and  Queries,  we 
are  able  to  assert  definitely  that  James  Puckle  was  a 
Notary  Pubhc,  and  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  "Puckle 
and  Jenkins"  "in  Pope's-Head- Alley  over  against 
the  Royal  Exchange";  that  he  was  the  author  of  two 
pamphlets,  England's  Interest,  1696,  and  England's 
Way  to  Wealth  and  Honour,  1699;  that,  in  1720, 
he  obtained  letters  patent  for  the  invention  of  a  piece 
of  quick-firing  ordnance  known  as  "Puckle's   Ma- 
chine," which,  although  much  satirised  among  other 
South  Sea  projects,  was  tried  successfiiUy  in  1722  to 
the  admiration  of  all  beholders;  that  he  was  a  twice- 
married  man  with  a  family;    and  that,  finally,  he 
died  in  July,  1724,  not  long  after  the  issue  of  the 
fourth  edition  of  The  Club,  and  was  buried  in  the 
burial-gi'ound  of  St.  Stephen's,  Coleman  Street,  one 
of  the  churches  rebuilt  by  Wren  after  the  Great  Fire. 
This   is   not   much.     But    considering   that   James 
Puckle  was  obscurely  gathered  to  his  fathers  one 
hundred  and  seventy-four  years  ago,  it  is  not  to  be 
despised. 

To  preface  a  bibhography  by  a  bibliography 
would  be  a  manifest  work  of  supererogation.  But  a 
few  words  may  be  added  here  with  respect  to  the 
Walmsley  edition  of  1817.    In  the  sequence  of  illus- 


8  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE'S  CLUB. 

trated  volumes  which  followed  upon  the  Bewick 
revival,  it  comes  between  the  Ackermann's  Religious 
Emblems  of  1809  and  the  Bewick's  Fables  of  JEsop 
of  1818.  Bewick  himself  was  a  subscriber  to  the 
book,  but  he  took  no  part  in  it,  probably  because  he 
was  fully  occupied  by  his  own  Fables.  The  designs 
were  wholly  by  John  Thurston,  who  then  enjoyed  a 
monopoly  in  this  way.  Some  of  the  most  beautiful 
of  the  engravings  were  by  John  Thompson;  others 
were  by  Bewick's  pupils,  Charlton  Nesbit,  Harvey, 
and  White.  The  rest  were  by  the  two  Branstons, 
by  WiUiam  Hughes,  G.  Thurston,  Jun.,  and  Mary 
Byfield,  the  clever  lady  who  designed  so  many  of 
the  Chiswick  Press  decorations.  The  book  was 
printed  by  John  Johnson,  of  Clerkenwell,  author 
of  Typograpliia.  According  to  Singer's  preface  to 
the  edition  of  1834,  it  was  considered  that  in  the 
common  paper  impressions  of  1817  full  justice  had 
not  been  done  to  the  engi*avings,  and  that  in  the 
edition  of  1834,  which  was  printed  by  Charles 
Whittingham  under  the  superintendence  of  John 
Thompson,  superior  results  had  been  obtained.  But 
the  judicious  collector  will  probably  continue  to  pre- 
fer the  earher  issue,  with  its  luxury  of  satin,  and  yel- 
low Chinese  paper,  and  coloured  inks. 

Your  fellow  Bowfanter, 

Austin  Dobson. 

February,  1898. 


ACTUAL  SIZES 
OF  PAGES. 


First  Edition. 


Second  Edition. 


Third  Edition. 


Fourth  Edition. 


COMPAEATIVE    SIZES    OF 
THE    FIRST    FOUE    EDITIONS. 


T  O 

Mica;ah  Perry,  jE/^ 

AND 

The  Grateful  Memory  of 

Thomas  Lane,  Efq; 

Deceas'd  j  and  To 

Mr.  Richard  Perry, 

Of  Hontton. 
MERCHANTS: 

J.  HZ  following  DIALOGUE  (as  a  Pep* 
fer-Corn- Acknowledgement)  is  Jmmllj 
Dedicated,  by 

Tlieir  viojl  OMig% 
end  mojl  Ohdknt 
Servant, 

3Iamci9  ^uc&Us. 


PREFACE. 

Diana's  Temple  at  Ephesus  being  Burnt  that 
Night  Alexander  was  Born,  One  said,  'Twas  no 
Wonder;  for  She  was  then  a  Gossiping  at  Bella: 
Which  TuUy  commends  as  a  witty  Conceit,  and 
Plutarch  condemns  as  a  witless  Jest.  Who  then 
can  expect  an  Essay  of  this  Nature  should  (hke 
the  Manna)  please  every  Palate?  If  it  helps  to 
set  Youth  a-Thinking;    Th'  End's  Answered. 


(Preface  from  page  5,  First  Edition.) 


CHAEACTEE8. 

Antiquary. 

Newsmonger. 

Buffoon. 

Opiniator. 

Critick. 

Projector. 

Detractor. 

Quack. 

Envioso. 

Eake. 

Flatterer. 

Swearer. 

Gamester. 

Traveller. 

Hypocrite. 

Usurer. 

Impertinent. 

Wiseman. 

Knave. 

Xantippe. 

Lawyer. 

a  Youth. 

Moroso. 

Zany  the  Vintner 

These  Characters  being  meerly  intended  to  expose 
Vice  and  Folly;  Let  none  Pretend  to  a  Key,  nor 
seek  for  another's  Picture,  lest  he  find  his  Own: 

For,  according  to  the  Proverb,  'Tis  Th'  Apphca- 
tion  makes  the  Ass. 


(First  Edition,  page  6.) 


Ulie  Clttfi : 

Or,  A 

DIALOGUE 

Between 
jfati^er  and  ^M. 

/»  Vino  Veritas. 
KLonDon> 

Frinlted  for  the  Author,  and  Sold  by 
S.  Crouch  at  the  Cornet  of  Pojp^V 
Hiad'Mey  in  ComhiU,  171 1. 


SOMEWHAT  OF  THE  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF 
-THE  CLUB,"  FROM  NOTES  TAKEN  AT 
A  BOOK-SHOW  HELD  IN  THE  HOUSE 
OF   THE   BOWFANT   CLUB. 

WHILE  there  is  no  intention  of  going  elaborate- 
ly into  the  collation  or  other  bibliographical 
description  of  these  books,  there  is  a  desire  to  place 
in  simple  manner  and  definitely  before  the  collector 
sufficient  data  to  enable  him  to  identify  any  copy  of 
Puckle's  Club  which  may  be  before  him. 

1  The  Club :  |  Or,  A  |  Dialogue  |  Between  |  Father 
and  Son.  |  In  Vino  Veritas.  |  London,  |  Printed 
for  the  Author,  and  Sold  by  ]  S.  Crouch  at  the 
Corner  of  Pope's- 1  Head- Alley  in  CornhiU,  1711. 

Size,  2if  x4i^  inclies. 

Pages,  1  to  91,  with  16  additional,  "Dear  Kinsman,"  etc. 

Notes.  Page  1,  title;  2,  blank;  3,  dedication;  4,  blank; 
5,  "Preface"  (see  page  13);  6,  "Characters"  (see  page  15); 
7,  "A  1  Dialogue  \  Between  |  Father  and  Son."  And  to  page 
91  the  characters,  "Antiquary"  to  "Zany";  then  16  pages, 
"Dear  Kinsman"  to  "Finis."  The  beginning  of  the  pagina- 
tion is  in  top  center  of  page  within  parentheses,  (5),  (6),  (7), 
balance  on  upper  corners.  The  heading  is:  "A  Dialogue 
between  Father  and  Son." 

The  present  copy  is  bound  in  old  caK,  gilt  corners,  with  a 
gilt  border,  and  is  not  lettered  on  the  back.  All  edges  are 
gilt,  and  it  is  the  smallest  copy  of  the  work. 

This  is  the  First  Edition,  of  which  there  were  two  issues 
printed  in  the  year  1711. 


18  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  PUCKLB'8  CLUB. 

2  The  Club :  I  Or,  A  1  Dialogue  I  Between  1  Father 
and  Son.  [  In  Vino  Veritas.  |  London:  |  Printed 
for  the  Author,  |  James  Puckle.    1713. 

Size,  3ix5|-  inclies. 

Pages,  1  to  84  (including  "Dear  Kinsman,"  67  to  84). 

Notes.  Page  1,  title;  2,  dedication;  3,  "Preface";  4,  "Char- 
acters"; 5,  "A  I  Dialogue  |  Between  |  Father  and  Son."  3,  4, 
and  5  of  pagination  are  in  top  center,  inclosed  in  parentheses ; 
6  to  84,  top  corner  of  page,  except  7,  omitted. 

This  edition  was  entu'ely  re- written  with  a  view  to  smooth- 
ness; e.  g.,  the  last  sentence  of  "Character"  is  "Qui  capit  ille 
facit"  instead  of  "'Tis  Th'  Application  makes  the  Ass." 

The  binding  of  this  copy  is  similar  to  that  of  the  first 
edition,  q.  v. 

This  is  the  Second  Edition. 


Clje  Cltib: 

DIALOGUE 

Between 

JFatfiet:  and  Son* 


In  Vino  Veritas. 


LONDON: 
Printed  for  the  Author, 


J 


IN    A 

DIALOGUE 

Between 

3Fatt)et  and  ^ovt. 

In  Vino  Veritas. 

The  THIRD  EDITION. 
LONDON: 

Printed  for  the  Author, 
5713- 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE'S  CLUB.  21 

The  Club.  |  In  A  |  Dialogue  |  Between  |  Father 
and  Son.  |  In  Vino  Veritas.  |  The  Third  Edi- 
tion. I  London:  |  Printed  for  the  Author,  |  1713. 

Size,  3f  x6i2g  inclies. 

Pages,  1  to  70,  with  one  page  at  the  end  ( "  General  Titles 
in  the  Advice")  unnumbered;  5,  6,  and  7  in  parentheses  in 
top  center  of  page,  otherwise  in  upper  corners. 

Notes.  Page  0,  portrait,  facing  to  left,  within  elliptic 
frame  with  armorial  design  at  foot;  in  panel  below  ellipse, 
''James  Puckle,  N.  P.  1  J.  B.  Closterman  pinx;  G.  Vertue 
Sculp.";  page  1,  title;  page  2,  blank;  page  3,  dedication, 
which  differs  from  that  shown  on  page  11,  q.  v.,  in  that  "Mer- 
chants" becomes  ''Merchant",  and  "most  Humble"  is  inter- 
polated between  "most  Obliged"  and  "and  most  Obedient 
Servant";  page  4,  "In  Amicum  suum  Jacobum  Puckle,  |  Sub- 
sequentium  Dialogorum  Authorem;  |  Distichon.  |  Quanta 
Seges  Rerum!  parva  patet  Orbis  in  Urbe;  ]  Et  patet  in  Libro, 
BibHotheca,  Tuo.  1  H.  Denne.";  page  5,  "Preface,"  same  as 
second  edition,  with  this  addition : 

"  Go,  Little  Book,  Show  to  the  Fool  his  Face, 
The  Knave  his  Picture,  and  the  Sot  his  Case: 
TeU  to  each  Youth,  what  is,  and  what's  not,  fit; 
And  Teach  to  such  as  want,  Sobriety,  and  Wit. 

J.  P." 
Page  6,  "  Characters,"  same  as  second  edition. 
This  is  the  Third  Edition,  as  lettered. 


22  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE' 8  CLUB. 

4  The  Club.  |  In  A  |  Dialogue  |  between  |  Father 
and  Son  |  In  Vino  Veritas  |  Cork:  |  Ee-printed 
from  the  Third  Edition  of  a  Lon-  |  don-Copy, 
by  Samuel  Terry,  in  Cock-Pit-Lane  |  for  John 
Eedwood,  Bookseller,  near  the  Ex-  |  change.  | 
Mdccxxi. 

Size,  3f  x5f  inches. 
Pages,  1  to  70. 

Notes.  This  edition  is,  as  stated  on  the  title-page,  a  re- 
print of  the  third  regular  edition.  The  "Distichon"  on  page 
4,  and  "Preface,"  page  5,  of  third  edition,  are  put  upon  one 
page,  ''Preface"  being  first,  which  includes  ''Go,  Little 
Book,"  etc.,  the  signature  being  "A2."  The  "Characters "are 
the  same,  even  to  the  "N"  in  "ANtiquary."  This  is  one  of 
the  scarce  copies,  seldom  met  with. 


24  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE'S  CLUB. 

5  The  Club.  |  Or,  A  |  Grey-Cap,  |  For  A  |  Green- 
Head,  I  In  A  I  DialoOTe  I  Between  I  Father  and 
Son.  I  In  vino  Veritas.  |  The  Fourth  Edition,  ^dth 
Additions.  |  London,  |  Printed  for  Edward  Syinon, 
at  the  I  Corner  of  Pope's-Head- Alley,  Corn- 1  hill. 
1723. 

Size,  3f  x6f  inches. 

Pages,  (1)  to  (12),  and  1  to  179. 

Notes.  Page  0,  portrait,  re-engraved  from  third  edition : 
the  motto  "Droit"  is  added  in  a  ribbon  below  the  armorial 
seal,  within  the  panel  is  "James  Puckle  N.  P."  in  script,  and 
at  bottom  of  plate  "J.  B.  Closterman  pinx.  J.  Cole  Sculp."; 
page  1,  title  (the  sub-title  appears  here  for  the  first  time); 
page  (2),  same  as  page  4,  third  edition;  page  (3),  "A  hst  of 
the  Subscribers  Names";  page  (4),  conclusion  of  list;  page  (5), 
dedication,  beginning  "  Trade  is  the  fountain  |  whence  we 
di*aw  our  |  nourishment,  dispensing  that,"  etc.,  and  ending  on 
page  (8).  Notice  that  aU  three  of  the  merchants  are  deceased 
at  this  time  (1723).  Page  (9),  "Preface,"  same  as  third  edi- 
tion, excepting  the  final  signature  "J.  P.,"  which  is  omitted; 
pages  10  and  11,  Index;  page  (12),  "Characters,"  same  as  pre- 
ceding edition.  Page  1,  "A  I  Dialogue  1  Between  |  Father  and 
Son"  to  94,  then  to  page  148  "Maxims,  Advice,  and  Cau- 
tions," etc.;  page  149,  "In  All  Your  Glory  |  Memento  Mori"; 
150,  blank;  151,  "Preface";  152,  blank;  153,  "Death"  to  179. 
Pagination  3  to  12  in  parentheses  in  top  center  of  page, 
excepting  10  and  11,  which  are  on  top  corners;  pages  1  to 
179,  top  corners.  This  edition  is  divided  into  verses  fi'om  1 
to  1060,  and  is  the  last  super\ised  by  the  author,  who  died 
the  following  year  (1724).    See  Steinman. 

This  title-page,  like  that  of  the  third  edition,  is  calculated 
to  make  a  purchaser  of  any  book-lover.  The  reproduction 
shows  the  first  aiTangement  of  the  sub-title  (fi'om  Trench- 
field,  see  item  26). 

This  is  the  Fourth  Edition,  and  so  lettered. 


lie  Clttfi, 

O  R,  A 

G  R  E  Y-C  A  P, 

FOR    A 

GREEN-HEAD, 

I  N    A- 

DIALOGUE 

Between 

jfatl^eV  and   @on. 


In  vino  Veritas. 


The  Fourth  Edition,  with  Additions, 


LONDON, 

Printed  for  Edward  Symon,  at  the 
Corner  of  Po^es-Head- Alley,  Qrn- 
hiU,    1723. 


26 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  PUCKLW8  CLUB. 


6  The  Cluh :  |  Or,  A  |  Grey-Cap  for  a  Green-Head.  | 
Containing  I  Maxims,  Advice  and  Cautions.  I  Be- 
ing  A  j  Dialogue  between  a  Father  and  Son.  |  In 
which  is  j  Interspers'd  the  following  Characters, 
Viz.  i 


Antiquary, 

Newsmonger, 

Buffoon, 

Opiniater, 

Critic, 

Projector, 

Detractor, 

Quack, 

Envioso, 

Eake, 

Flatterer, 

Swearer, 

Gamester, 

Traveller, 

Hypocrite, 

Usurer, 

Impertinent, 

Wiseman, 

Knave, 

Xantippe, 

Lawyer, 

Youth, 

Morose, 

Zany  the  Vintner, 

These  characters  being  meerly  intended,  to  |  ex- 
pose Vice  and  Folly;  let  none  pretend  to  j  a 
Key;  nor  seek  for  another's  Picture,  least  |  he 
find  his  own.  For,  |  Qui  capit  ille  facit.  |  In  vino 
Veritas.   I  The   Fifth  Edition,   with   Additions.  I 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  FUGKLW8  CLUB.  27 

London :  Printed  for  John  King,  at  Sir  |  Walter 
Ealeigh's  Head;  And  Thomas  |  King,  at  Shake- 
spear's  Head,  both  in  \  Moorfields,  near  Little 
Moorgate. 

Size,  3f  x6f  inclies. 

Pages,  same  as  fourth  edition. 

Notes.  Distich  on  reverse  of  title-page  omitted. 

This  copy  is  undoubtedly  made  fi-om  a  remainder  of  fourth 
edition  by  changing  title-page,  etc. 

Lettered,  ''Fifth  Edition,  with  Additions,"  but  plainly  a 
spurious  edition. 


28  BIBLIOGBAPBY  OF  PUCKLW8  CLUB. 

7  The  Club:  j  etc.;  being  same  as  preceding,  except 
type,  the  putting  of  a  comma  after  "Advice," 
"Opiniater"  spelled  "Opiniator,"  and  the  im- 
print, which  is  as  follows :  London,  |  Printed  for 
Edward  Symon,  against  the  Royal  |  Exchange  in 
Cornhill.    M.dcc.xxxiii. 

Size,  3Yg-x6|-  inclies. 

Pages,  same  as  fourth  edition. 

Notes.  Spurious ;  same  as  preceding  item,  except  as  above 
noted.     (See  reproduction  of  title-page.) 


The  C  L  U  B: 

O  R,    A 

Grey-Capforsi  Green- Head. 

CONTAINING 

MaximSj  Advice^  and  Cautions. 

BEING    A 

Dialogue  between  a  Father  and  Som 

lo  \vhich  is 

InterfpersM  the  following  Charafters, 
VI  z. 


Antiquary^ 

Bufibon, 

Critic, 

Decraftorj 

Enviofb, 

Flatterer, 

Gameflerj 

Hypocrite, 

Impertinent, 

Knave, 

Lawyer, 

Morofe, 


Newfmonger,. 

Opiniator, 

Projeftor, 

Quack, 

Rake, 

Swearer, 

Traveller, 

Ufurer, 

Wifeman, 

XantippCj 

Youth, 

Zany  the  vlntnen 


Thefe  CharaiSers  being  mcerly  intended,  to 
expofe  Vice  and  Folly  j  let  nqne  pretend  ro 
a  Key ;  nor  feek  for  another's  Pioure,  leafl 
he  find  his  own.    For, 

^l  capit  'ilk  facit. 

In  vino  Veritas. 

The  Fifth  Edition,  with  Addicions. 


L  O  li  D  O  Uf 

Printed  for  Edward  Symon,  agatnjl  the  Royal 

Exchange  in  Cornhill.    M.dccxxxiii. 


30 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE' 8  CLUB. 


8  The  Club :  |  Or,  A  Grey-Cap  for  a  Green  Head.  | 
Containing  |  Maxims,  Advice,  and  Cautions.  |  Be- 
ins:  A  I  Dialoo^ue  between  a  Father  and  Son.  I  In 
which  is  I  Interspers'd  the  following  Characters,  | 
Viz.  I 


Antiquary, 

Newsmonger, 

Buffoon, 

Opiniator, 

Critic, 

Projector, 

Detractor, 

Quack, 

Envioso, 

Eake, 

Flatterer, 

Swearer, 

Gamester, 

Traveller, 

Hypocrite, 

Usurer, 

Impertinent, 

Wiseman, 

Knave, 

Xantippe, 

Lawyer, 

Youth, 

Morose, 

Zany  the  Vintner. 

These  Characters  being  merely  intended,  to  ex- 
pose Vice  I  and  Folly ;  let  none  pretend  to  a  Key ; 
nor  seek  for  |  another's  Picture,  lest  he  find  his 
own.  For,  |  Qui  capit  ille  facit.  |  In  vino  Veritas. 
The  Sixth  Edition,  with  Additions.  I  Dublin:  I 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  PUGKLWS  CLUB.  31 

Printed  by  S.  Powell,  |  For  William  Heatly,  at  the 
Bible  and  Dove  in  |  College-green,  Mdccxxxvii. 

Size,  3|x6|  inches. 

Pages,  20  and  1  to  188.   Index,  5  additional. 

Notes.  Page  0,  portrait  by  Closterman,  once  more  re-en- 
graved. This  time  facing  to  the  right  with  names  of  artists 
omitted.  Page  1,  title,  very  similar  to  the  spurious  fifth  edi- 
tion; 2,  blank;  3,  "Dedication,"  same  as  preceding  item  with 
headpiece,  birds  within  scrolls,  Ceres  distributing  fruits  to 
two  cupids;  pages  4,  5,  and  6,  continuation  of  dedication;  7, 
''Preface";  8,  ''Characters";  9,  the  subscribers'  names;  head- 
piece, a  cock  within  floriated  scrollwork;  9  to  19,  list  of  names 
continued;  20,  blank.  Pages  1  to  101,  "  A  j  Dialogue  ]  Between  j 
Father  and  Son";  headpiece,  hawks  and  scrolls;  then  101  to 
188,  "Maxims,"  etc.,  and  "Death."  Following  which  are  five 
pages  "Index"  and  two  pages  "Catalogue,"  "Books  printed 
for  and  sold  by  WiUiam  Heatly,  Bookseller,"  etc.  The  entire 
work  is  divided  into  1060  verses  or  paragraphs,  numbered 
consecutively.     A  most  interesting  copy. 

Lettered,  "Sixth  Edition,  with  Additions." 


32  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE'S  CLUB. 

9  The  Club:  |  etc.  Same  as  the  preceding,  except- 
ing, ''The  Seventh  Edition,  with  Additions.  | 
Duhhn:  |  Printed  for  Peter  Wilson,  Bookseller,  at 
Gay's-head,  |  near  Fowns's-street,  in  Dame-street. 
Mdccxliii. 

Size,  3f  x6^  inclies. 

Pages,  same  as  preceding  item. 

Notes.  No  portrait.   Catalogue  at  end  omitted. 

Although  lettered  "Seventh  Edition,"  this  is  undoubtedly 
another  remainder.  Nothing  but  the  title-page  was  changed 
from  the  edition  of  1737,  which,  like  the  unfortunate  fourth 
edition,  seems  to  have  been  almost  unsalable. 


BIBLIOQEAPHY  OF  FUGKLW8  CLUB.  33 

10  The  Club:  |  Or,  A  |  Grey  Cap  |  For  A  |  Green 
Head ;  I  In  A  I  Dialoo ue  |  Between  I  Father  and 
Son.  I  In  vmo  Veritas.  |  The  Fifth  Edition.  Edin- 
burgh: I  Printed  by  Tho.  and  Wal.  Euddimans, 
and  sold  by  |  the  Booksellers  in  Town.  1756. 

Size,  3ix5f. 

Pages,  i-viii,  and  1  to  124. 

Notes.  Page  i,  title;  ii,  "Distich";  iii-vi,  "Dedication"; 
vii,  "Preface";  viii,  "Characters";  all  nnnumbered,  except- 
ing iv  and  v,  within  brackets;  1  to  74,  "A  |  Dialogue  |  Be- 
tween I  Father  and  Son";  74  to  96,  Wiseman's  letter,  "Dear 
Kinsman,"  etc.;  97,  "In  all  your  Glory  Memento  Mori";  98, 
"Preface";  99  to  124,  "Death." 

This  is  a  beautiful  little  book,  lettered  "Fifth  Edition." 
(Only  one  copy  in  this  collection,  and  presumably  rare.) 


\ 


Cije  Clttli : 

OR,  A 

GREY     CAP 

roa    A 
GREEN    HEAD; 

IM  A 

DIALOGUE 

BBTWBBK 

FATHER  AND  SON. 

IN     VINO   VERITAS. 


PfriLADELPfftA: 

PaiKTEB  By  FRANCIS  BAILEY,  at  Yorick's 

Head,  N°.  ii6,  High-strekt. 

M,DCC,XCV. 


BIBLIOOEAFHY  OF  PUCKLW8  CLUB.  35 

11  The  Club :  |  Or,  A  |  Grey  Cap  |  For  A  |  Green 
Head;  I  In  A  1  Dialogue  I  Between  I  Father  and 
Son.  I  In  Vino  Veritas.  |  Philadelphia:  |  Printed 
by  Francis  Bailey,  at  Yorick's  |  Head,  No.  116, 
High-street.  |  M,dcc,xcv. 

Size,  3-f  x6  inches,  uncut. 
Pages,  1  to  198. 

Notes.  Pages  120  to  155,  ''Dear  Kinsman";  156,  blank; 
157,  ''In  All  Your  Glory  |  Memento  Mori";  159,  "Preface"; 
160,  "Death"  to  "Finis";  i,  ii,  iii,  vi,  vii,  viii,  and  ix 
unnumbered;  iv,  v,  in  parentheses,  top  center  of  page;  10 
to  198  top  corner  of  page;  page  1,  title;  ii,  blank;  iii  to 
(v),  "To  1  Micajah  Perry,  j  and  |  Thomas  Lane,  Esquires,  |  and 
[Mr,  Richard  Perry";  vi,  blank;  vii,  "Preface";  viii,  "Char- 
acters"; ix,  "A  1  Dialogue  \  Between  |  Father  and  Son." 

This  is  an  interesting  edition,  and  very  rare.  The  above 
copy  is  as  new.  It  is  printed  on  Dutch  paper.  The  blank 
flyleaves  are  of  different  and  coarser  paper.  The  binding  is 
gray  boards  with  veUum  back.  The  bottoms  of  leaves  are 
very  irregular,  sometimes  showing  as  much  as  one  inch  dif- 
ference in  margins.  It  is  beautifully  printed.  This  is  the 
first  American  edition.  It  collates  with  the  edition  of  1756 
(item  10,  q.  i\). 

This  copy  has  the  library  ticket  of  Walter  Cresson,  and  is 
first  noted  in  "XVIIIth  Century  Vignettes,"  1896. 


36  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE'S  CLUB. 

12  e^  The  Club;  |  In  |  A  Dialogue  |  Between  |  Father 
And  Son.  |  1817.  (Monogram  E.  W.  m  wreath  of 
laurel.) 

Size,  T^xlOf  inches,  uncut. 

Pages,  000000  to  0,  unnumbered;  i-xviii;  1-96;  i,  xi  to 
xviii,  unnumbered,  otherwise  numbers  in  panels  of  bor- 
der, top  center  of  page. 

Notes.  Page  000000,  ''This  Edition  |  of  i  Puckle's  Chib  ]  is 
Printed  for  the  Proprietor,  [  By  John  Johnson :  |  and  sold 
by  I  Longman,  Hurst,  Rees,  Orme  and  Brown,  i  Paternoster 
Row;  I  J.  Major,  Skinner  Street;  |  John  and  Arthur  Arch, 
CornhiU;  |  and  Robert  Triphook,  1  Old  Bond  Street;  |  Lon- 
don, j  Mdcccxvii."  00000,  "The  Impression  of  this  Edi- 
tion 1  is  as  follows:  1  Large  paper  (Imperial)  Two  Hundred.  | 
SmaU  Paper  (Royal)  Five  Hundred.  1  Chinese  Paper  (White) 
Eighteen,  j  Chinese  Paper  (YeUow)  Seven.  |  Satin  (Mounted 
on  Imperial)  Seven,  j  Various  Colours  (Printed  On  One  Side) 
One.  I  Blue,  One.  YeUow,  One."  Page  0000,  blank;  000,  por- 
trait (facing  to  left)  in  the  fourth  state  of  the  plate:  ''James 
Puckle  Esqr.  |  Engraved  for  this  Edition  of  the  Club  \  by 
T.  Bragg.  |  From  an  original  Portrait  j  by  Vertue.  |  E.  W. 
Oct.  1817."  00,  title,  scene  of  drunken  brawl,  fourteen 
characters  in  panel  at  top  within  intricately  engraved  de- 
sign by  John  Thompson  after  Thurston ;  0,  blank.  Pages 
i  to  iv,  "To  I  The  Reader";  v  to  ix,  "List  of  Subscribers"; 
X,  ,5^;  xi,  "The  Club:  1  In  A  |  Dialogue  |  Between  |  Father 
and  Son.  In  Vino  Veritas.  London:  Printed  for  the 
Author,  I  James  Puckle.  1711,"  printed  in  red  and  black; 
xii,  blank;  xiii,  "To  Micajah  Perry,  Esq.  i  And  |  The  grate- 
ful Memory  |  of  |  Thomas  Lane,  Esq.  |  Deceased;  and  to  | 
Mr.  Richard  Perry,    of    London;  Merchants:  j  The  follow- 


BIBLIOOBAPHY  OF  PUGKLW8  CLUB.  37 

ing  I  Dialogue,  |  As  |  A  Pepper-Corn  Acknowledgment,  |  Is 
Humbly  |  Dedicated,  |  By  |  Their  Most  Obliged,  |  And  |  Most 
Obedient  Servant,  |  James  Puckle."  Page  96,  ''London:  Im- 
printed by  J.  Johnson,  |  St.  James's  Street,  |  Clerkenwell.  | 
Mdcccxvii."  Pages  i  to  x\dii  printed  within  red  borders, 
the  following  pages  within  black  borders.  The  original  bind- 
ing is  gray  boards;  on  front  cover  appears,  ''Puckle's  |  Club  | 
1817"  in  panel  of  double  rules.  Inside  of  front  cover  is  the 
subscription  ticket:  "Subscriber's  Copy.  |  Small  Paper.  I 
Puckle's  Club,  i  New  Edition  i  No — ",  Five  hundred  of  this 
size  were  printed,  this  copy  being  No.  239. 


BIBLIOGBAFHY  OF  PUCKLW8  CLUB.  39 

13  The  same,  uncut,  and  on  better  paper,  the  origi- 
nal binding  being  red  silk  with  gold  border  sim- 
ilar to  satin  copy  (item  17,  5'.  v.). 

The  portrait  is  in  the  second  state  of  the  plate,  viz:  ''T 
Bragg  Sculpt"  to  right  of  vignette,  and  "James  Puckle 
Esqr.  I  E.  W.  Oct.  1817." 

A  curious  variation  seldom  seen.  Of  more  than  thirty  of 
these  portraits  examined,  this  was  the  only  one  in  this  state. 


14  The  Club;  |  In  |  A  Dialogue  |  Between  |  Father 
and  Son.  |  1817.  (Monogi'am  E.  W.  within  laurel 
wreath  below.) 

Size,  7x1x101  inches,  uncut. 
Pages,  same  as  item  12. 

Notes.  This  is  the  Large  Paper  (Imperial)  edition.  The 
portrait  is  in  the  third  state  of  the  plate,  the  word  "Proof" 
having  been  added  at  right  hand  lower  corner.  The  engrav- 
ings are  on  India  paper,  mounted,  excepting  portrait,  title- 
page,  and  tail-pieces.  The  original  binding  is  gray  boards, 
with  white  veUum  back,  all  plain.  It  was  limited  to  200  cop- 
ies, this  copy  being  No.  44.  There  are  twenty-two  copies  of 
this  edition  in  this  collection,  many  being  prized  for  their 
contemporary  bindings,  autographs,  or  ex-Hbris. 


40  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  FUGKLW8  CLUB. 

15  The  Club;  |  In  |  A  Dialogue  |  Between  |  Father 
and  Son.  |  1817.  (With  monogram,  etc.) 

Size,  7ixlQf  inches,  uncut. 

Pages,  mounted  on  one  side  of  116  leaves. 

Notes.  This  is  the  variant  advertised  as  upon  "White 
Chinese  Paper,  Mounted  on  One  Side  only."  In  addition  to 
the  ordinary  ruling  there  is  printed  on  the  edge  of  the  Chi- 
nese paper  a  border  of  Greek  fret  one-eighth  of  an  inch  wide 
— the  whole  within  a  beautiful  framework  of  vine  and  leaves, 
with  small  corners  of  a  four-leaved  flower.  The  portrait  is 
in  the  first  state  of  the  plate,  an  artist's  proof  before  all  let- 
ters. The  portrait  in  the  first  state  is  very  uncommon ;  some 
of  the  "  uniques "  do  not  carry  it. 

It  is  a  most  sumptuous  and  noble  book.  The  present  copy 
is  bound  in  red  crushed  levant  morocco,  without  a  binder's 
ticket  or  mark.  Eighteen  copies  were  made.  They  were 
unnumbered. 


16  The  Club;  |  etc.    1817.     Same  as  item  12. 

Everything  said  in  praise  of  the  preceding  book  may  be 
said  of  this.  It  is  on  yeUow  paper.  In  the  present  copy  a 
striking  ticket  is  printed  as  foUows,  "  Puckle's  Club.  |  1817." 
and  pasted  on  fly-leaf.  Of  this  sort  only  seven  copies  were 
made,  unnumbered.  See  reproduction  of  binding  opposite, 
the  toohng  being  copied  from  ornaments  used  in  the  book. 


42  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  PUGKLE'8  CLUB. 

17  The  Club;  |  etc.   1817. 

Size,  TixlO^^. 
Pages,  116  leaves. 

Notes.  This  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  works  of  its 
kind.  It  is  printed  on  satin  mounted  on  one  side  of  the  leaf 
only.  The  satin  is  pasted  on  inside  of  the  regular  border, 
the  joint  being  hidden  by  a  broad  gold  line;  this  line  is  in- 
side of  an  elaborate  tooled  design  of  conventionalized  lilies, 
while  at  the  corner,  projecting  one-half  inch  beyond  the  hne, 
is  the  Greek  honeysuckle.  AU  the  tooled  work  is  in  pure 
gold,  applied  to  the  sheet.  The  tooling  is  superbly  done  by 
a  master  workman.  The  present  copy  is  absolutely  spotless 
and  without  fault.  No  description  can  do  it  justice.  On 
this  copy  aU  edges  are  gilt,  and  it  is  sumptuously  bound. 
The  portrait,  however,  is  of  the  third  state  of  the  plate  as 
previously  described.  Of  this  book  only  seven  copies  were 
made.     They  were  unnumbered. 


18  The  Club;  |  etc.   1817. 

This  copy  is  practically  the  same  as  the  foregoing,  but 
seems  to  have  been  a  trifle  taUer,  It  is  printed  in  bluish- 
green  ink,  and  is  not  so  attractive  to  look  upon  as  some 
of  the  foregoing.  The  binding  is  old  caK,  ornamented  in 
straight  lines.  It  is  unique,  only  one  copy  having  been 
made. 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  PUGKLWS  CLUB.  45 

19  The  Club;  |  etc.   1817. 

Size,  6  X  9^  inches.    Gilt  edges. 
Pages,  same  as  item  12,  q.  v. 

Notes.  This  copy  has  been  made  up  so  as  to  take  the 
proofs  of  all  engravings  mounted  on  the  ordinary  page, 
within  the  regulation  borders,  the  duplicates  (proofs)  being 
colored  hy  hand.  The  portrait  is  in  the  fourth  state,  which 
must  have  been  an  oversight.  The  ex-libris  of  "William 
Crawford.  |  Lakelands.  1  Cork"  is  inside  front  cover.  Proba- 
bly unique  in  this  state. 


20  The  Chib;  1  etc.    1817. 

Size,  7i^xl0^  inches.     Top  edges  gilt. 
Pages,  same  as  item  12,  q.  v. 

Notes.  This  is  undoubtedly  a  copy  of  the  imperial  octavo 
edition  with  this  variation:  AU  the  engravings,  including 
the  portrait,  are  printed  on  a  curious  rice  paper,  of  a  bright 
orange  color.  The  portrait  is  of  the  third  state  of  the  plate, 
and  mounted  in  a  small  panel  instead  of  filling  the  page. 
Probably  unique  in  this  form. 

The  book  is  very  taU,  the  paper  of  a  better  and  thinner 
quality  than  the  regular.  A  beautiful  example  of  fine  book- 
making,  and,  like  the  preceding  item,  unknown  in  duplicate 
to  the  present  owner  of  the  collection.  There  is  no  au- 
thority for  these  last  two  books  in  the  list  on  page  00000, 
item  12. 

Bound  by  Bedford;  see  reproduction  opposite.  Ex-libris, 
Mervyn  Marshall. 


46  BIBLIOOBAPHY  OF  PUGKLB'8  CLUB. 

21  The  Club;  |  Or,  |  A  Gray  Cap  For  A  Green  Head.  | 
A  Dialogue  |  Between  A  Father  And  Son.  |  By 
James  Puckle.  |  (Portrait.)  |  Chiswick  Press:  | 
Printed  By  C.  Whittingham.  i  Sold  By  Charles 
Tilt,  Fleet  Street,  London:  |  And  N.  Hailes, 
Piccadilly.    I    Mdcccxxxiv. 

Size,  4^^x61  inelies,  uncut. 

Pages,  i  to  xx  and  1  to  128;  catalogue,  etc.,  1  to  24. 

Notes.  Pages  i-v,  xiii-xv,  xvii-xx,  1  and  1-2,  all  inclu- 
sive, unnumbered.  Page  i,  engraving  of  ''Brawl"  from  title- 
page  1817;  ii,  title;  iii,  blank;  iv  to  xii,  ''The  \  Editor's  Pre- 
face, [By  "  S.  W.  S.,"  Mr.  S.  W.  Singer,  the  Shakespearean 
scholar,]  j  Mickleham,  |  July  12,  1833";  xiii,  reproduction  of 
title-page  of  "  1733."  This  is  nothing  like  it,  but  very  like 
Edinburgh,  1756.  A  similar  error  is  noted  on  page  vii,  where 
1733  is  quoted  when  1723  is  undoubtedly  meant.  Again,  Mr. 
Singer  speaks  of  James  Puckle  being  ahve  to  supervise  a 
Fifth  Edition  in  1733;  Puckle  died  in  1724.  See  "XVIIIth 
Century  Vignettes,"  1896.  xiv,  blank;  xv-x\d,  "Dedication" 
(ed.  1733);  xvii,  "The  |  Author's  Preface";  xviii,  tail-piece 
to  Opiniator;  xix,  "Characters";  xx,  "Go,  little  book,"  etc.; 
1  to  124,  "The  Club;  |  or,  |  A  Gray  Cap  for  a  Green  Head"; 
125  to  128,  "Description  of  the  cuts;  |  designed  and  drawn 
by  Mr.  Thurston";  1  to  24,  "Catalogue  1  of  |  EmlicUished 
Books,"  I  etc.  The  cuts  are  from  the  original  blocks  now  in 
the  possession  of  Messrs.  George  Bell  &  Sons,  London. 

Charles  AVhittingham,  S.  W.  Singer,  and  Rev.  John  Mit- 
ford  thought  that  justice  was  not  done  to  the  beautifid  work 
of  Thurston  in  the  edition  of  1817,  the  letter-press,  in  their 


THE   CLUB; 

on, 

A  GRAY  CAP  FOR  A  GREEN  HEAD. 

A  DIALOGUE 
BETWEEN  A  FATHER  AND  SON. 

By  JAMES  PUCKLE. 


©T)f0\«icfe  Pceusi: 

PRINTED  BY  C.  WIIITTINGIIAM. 
SOLD  BY  CHARLES  TILT,  FLEET  STREET,  LONDON: 

ANI>  N.  IlAlLtS,  PICCADILLY. 

MUCCCXXXIV. 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  PrCKLE'S  CLUB.  49 

opinion.  Iving  faulty.  The  pn^ix%^iTion  wii*:  niaao  to  Whit- 
tiughtuu  to  uijike  a  jvrftvt  Kx>k.  that  would  Iv  a  omlit  to 
the  Oliiswiei  Pre^t^.  and  tlie  ix^sult  is  a  grjuifpuir  oxlulnt  of 
tlie  eajvU>ilitios!  of  tliat  eolebr;U<\l  printinir-sliop.  Tho  ouirra- 
\-ino:s  have  Ixvn  onumorattHi  and  dosk^rilW  olsowhon\  but 
the  apjvmiix  is  iutorestiuir  also  for  it.<  illustrations,  thouirh 
int<'ndeil  only  for  an  advortisoniont.  Thoy  an^  a^  folloA\-s: 
Page  1.  Falstaff  siirnnindtHl  by  his  eotorio ;  o.  Tho  four  Vir- 
gins (Xorthoote's  Fables);  4.  The  Ass  and  tho  Dog:  o,  Por- 
tr:\it:  6.  Fj\lstciif  at  the  Death  of  Hot^^pur:  7.  Frvuitispioee : 
9,  Portrtut:  10.  Ganlen  Seeno:  11,  The  Ohittah.  or  Huntiuir 
Loi^ivmi:  12.  The  Thinl  Agt^  of  Man,  and  The  Favorito  of  the 
Harem:  lo.  Selboruo:  14.  Bini.  etc.;  lo.  Detnu'tor:  ll>,  Tho 
House  in  which  Shakesjviire  wa*  Born:  17.  IVnitispiivo  to 
Second  Etiition,  Singer's  Shakesjvan^ :  19,  King  Lear:  20. 
Porn*:uts  of  Johnson,  and  "Cupid  Oaginl":  21.  War  seeno: 
22.  Fnmi  Tom  .Tones:  23.  T>vo  illustr;Uions  fn>m  new  Kx^ks. 
All  fn>m  publications  of  the  OhisAvick  IV^ss. 

There  seems  to  have  Kvn  no  uniforn\ity  in  the  original 
bindings  of  "The  Club'':  of  27  copicis  of  this  tHlitiou,  item  21. 
in  tliis  collection,  many  of  wliich  are  uncut,  only  thnv  aiv 
jilike  in  doi^ign.  and  they  differ  in  color  —  bnnvn.  rtni.  and 
blue  cloth,  stajupod  ^\-ith  some  giHunetric  design.  pnHlomiuat- 
ing.  The  lH>ok  a^  a  whole  is  SiUisfactory.  though  not  by  any 
means  the  best  thing  done  by  Charles  Whittinghani. 

As  pre%'iously  noted,  a  givat  dojil  of  the  information  in 
^Ir.  Singles  Pn^f ace  is  either  incornvt  or  misleading :  t\  j/., 
on  page  S  the  statement  is  made  that  "His  [l^lckle's]  ^xtr- 
tr!\it.  by  Clostorman,  ongnivoil  by  Cole,  wa^s  first  pn^ftxed  to 
an  edition  in  172o.  and  twice  ag:vin  n^engnwed  by  Verttie 
for  subsequent  impressions."  The  181o  (thinl)  edition  tii-st 
had  tlie  Closterman  ^x^rtrait;  Vertuo  did  not  engrave  subse- 


50  BIBLIOGEAPHY  OF  PUGKLWS  CLUB. 

quent  portraits,  but  the  first.    J.  Cole  made  the  portrait  in 
the  edition  of  1723. 

The  edition  of  1834  is  common,  and  though  not  so  pleasing 
to  a  book-lover  as  the  third  edition  (1713),  nor  so  satisfying 
to  the  collector  as  one  of  the  large  copies  of  1817,  the  ordi- 
nary reader  will  do  weU,  having  acquired  it,  to  rest  content. 


J 


52  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  PUGKLW8  CLUB. 

22  The  Club;  |  etc. 

Size,  4f  x6f  inches,  uncut. 
Pages,  same  as  preceding  item. 

Notes.  This  is  the  same  edition  on  cheap  paper.  The 
only  difference  is  that  on  title-page  after  *'  Sold  by  Charles 
Tilt,  Fleet  Street,  London"  appears,  ''And  William  Jack- 
son, New  York." 


23  The  Club;  I  etc. 

Size,  4x6-|-  inches. 

Pages,  same  as  preceding  item. 

Notes.  This  is  a  copy  of  the  1834  edition  on  white  Chi- 
nese paper.  It  is  less  than  one-fourth  inch  in  thickness,  and 
is  complete,  including  Chiswick  Press  advertisements.  All 
edges  are  gilt. 


THE   CLUB 

OB 

A  GRAY  CAP  FOR  A  GREEN  HEAD 
A  DIALOGUE 

BETWEEN  A  FATHER  AND  SON 

BV 

JAMES  PUCKLE,  N.P. 


GLASGOW 

DAVID  BRYCE  AND  SON 

1890 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE'S  CLUB.  55 

24  The  Club  !  Or  i  A  Gray  Cap  For  A  Green  Head  | 
A  Dialogue  i  Between  A  Father  And  Son  I  By  | 
James  Puckle,  N.  P. !  (Portrait.)  |  Glasgow  |  David 
Bryce  And  Son  |  1890 

Size,  3i^x5^  inches,  uncut. 

Pages,  1  to  160 — 1  to  3  unnumbered;  4  to  9  center  of  bot- 
tom of  page,  excepting  5  and  G  unnumbered;  10  to  IGO  top 
corner  of  page. 

Notes.  Page  1,  "The  Club  i  Or  ]  A  Gray  Cap  For  A  Green 
Head";  2,  ''BrawP';  3,  title;  4,  "Reprinted  from  the  Edition 
of  1833";  5,  reproduction  of  title-page  of  Fourth  Edition 
(1723);  6,  blank;  7,  "The  |  Author's  Preface";  8,  "Charac- 
ters"; 9  to  17,  "The  |  Editor's  Preface"  (1833);  18,  "Go, 
little  book,"  etc.;  19  to  155,  "The  Club;  |  Or,  \  A  Gray  Cap 
For  A  Green  Head";  156  to  160,  "Description  of  the  Cuts." 
Every  page  printed  within  red  border.  The  Thurston  cuts 
are  used  in  the  form  of  very  poor  reproductions  much  re- 
duced in  size.  The  original  binding  is  undressed  sheep, 
natural,  tied  with  pm*ple  ribbon.  Stamped  on  the  outside  is 
the  following:  "The  Club.  |  Or,  A  ]  Grey-Cap,  |  For  A  Green- 
Head,  !  In  A  I  Dialogue  |  Between  |  Father  and  Son." 


25  The  Club  I  etc. 

Size,  same  as  preceding. 
Pages,  same  as  preceding. 

Notes.  This  is  the  same  book,  excepting  in  place  of  "  Glas- 
gow 1  David  Bryce  and  Son  ]  1890"  is  "New  York  |  Frederick 
A.  Stokes  and  Brother,"  n.  d. 


APPENDIX. 

A  LARGE  amount  of  material  is  at  hand  l)earing 
directly  or  indirectly  on  Puckle's  ''Club,"  some 
of  which  might  properly  be  included,  while  to  use  a 
great  deal  would  be  filhng  space  unnecessarily.  It 
has  seemed  expedient,  however,  to  note  a  few  items 
which  appear  to  be  of  considerable  interest. 

26  A I  Cap  I  Of  I  Gray  Hairs  |  For  A  |  Green  Head:  | 
etc.  I  By  Caleb  Trenchfield,  Gent.  |  London:  1 1710. 
(See  reproduction.) 

Size,  4r^x6^  inclies. 

Pages,  8  unnumbered,  then  1  to  149  (page  3  unnumbered). 

Notes.  Puckle  has  been  accused  of  appropriating  a  part 
of  this  title  for  his  sub-title  in  the  edition  of  1723.  A  glance 
at  this  1710  ''Trenchfield"  will  show  this  to  be  true. 


CAP 


O  F 


($m  ^m& 


F  O  R     A 


GREEN    HEAD: 

OR,   THE 

FATHERS  COUNSEL 

T  O    H  I  S 

SON, 

An  Apprentice  in  LONDON. 

Containing  wholefome  InAruif^ions  for  the  Manage- 
ment of  a  Mans  whole  LIFE. 


%^t  iFiff^  Coition. 


]Vith  Additions  of  Precepts  adapted  to  each  Chapter. 


By  CALEB   TK  E  NC  HE  IE  L  Z),  Gent. 


LONDON: 

Printed  for  A.  Bettefworth^    at  the  Red  Lyon  on 

London- Bridg p.   1 7 1 0. 


58  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE'S  CLUB. 

27  Illustrations  |  To  !  Puckle's  Club:  \^\^\  Printed 
(For  The  Proprietor)  In  Colours,  i  From  The  Origi- 
nal Blocks,  j  And  Limited  To  One  Hundred  Im- 
pressions. I  1820. 

Size,  6f  x9tV  inches,  uncut. ' 
Pages,  27  leaves.   Unnumbered. 

Notes.  Leaf  1,  title;  2,  "The  Proprietor  of  the  late  ]  Edi- 
tion of  Puckle's  Club,  has  j  been  at  much  additional  expense  ] 
in  order  to  present  the  principal  |  Embellishments,  executed 
for  that  1  Work,  in  their  present  form,  which  being  almost 
entirely  novel  in  this  |  Country,  |  he  trusts  they  cannot  |  fail 
to  interest  the  lovers  of  the  |  Fine  Arts,  the  prosperity  of 
which  I  he  is  ardently  desirous  to  promote " ;  3,  Description 
of  the  Engravings;  4  to  27  inclusive,  proofs  of  engravings, 
"Antiquary"  to  "Zany,"  India  paper,  mounted,  with  title 
beneath  in  capitals.  Originally  bound  in  gray  boards,  with 
"  Illustrations  |  To  |  Puckle's  Club.  |  Printed  In  Colours"  in- 
side panel  on  first  cover. 

One  hundred  copies  made.     Unnumbered. 


-J 


p 


[ZZ] 


D 


ILLUSTEATIOKS 


IPI^fSI^ILlE^^  (OILUJIB! 


PRINTED  (FOR  THE  PROPRIETOR)  IN  COLOURS, 

FROM  THE  ORIGINAL  BLOCKS, 
AND  LIMITED  TO  ONE  HUNDRED  IMPRESSIONS. 


1820. 


Englanis  Intereft : 

OR, 

A  Brief  Difcourfe 


OF  THE 


I  N 


A  Letter  to  a  Friend. 


Clie  Sccont  CDitiotu 


LO  tf  D  O  iJ: 

Printed  by  J.  Soutbby,  at  the  Har' 
row  in  Cornhill.    1696. 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE' 8  CLUB.  61 

28  England's  Interest:  |  Or,  |  A  Brief  Discourse  |  Of 
The  I  Royal  Fishery.  |  In  |  A  Letter  to  a  Friend.  | 
etc. 

Size,  4r|-x6|-  inches,  uncut. 

Pages,  2  unnumbered,  then  1  to  38. 

Notes.  In  the  introduction  to  this  Bibliography  mention 
is  made  of  two  other  books  by  James  Puckle.  Space  is  taken 
here  to  show  somewhat  of  his  first  book,  though  not  of  course 
properly  admitted.  There  are  interesting  variations  of  this 
book. 


29  Printers'  Proofs  |  From  |  Puckle's  Club. 

Size,  7xlOi^  inches,  gilt  edges. 
Pages,  34  leaves. 

Notes.  This  is  a  book  made  up  of  the  printers'  proofs  of 
all  the  engravings  in  1817  edition  Puckle's  Club,  (some  dupli- 
cates,) including  seven  (Walmsley  mentions  only  four)  which 
were  refused  because  of  mechanical  or  artistic  defects  and 
therefore  not  to  be  seen  in  the  book. 

These  include  proofs  from  tint-blocks  also,  separate  from 
the  cuts. 

An  interesting  item,  probably  unique. 


62  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  PUCKLW8  CLUB. 

30  The  Author  |  Of  |  "The  Ckb"  |  Identified.  |  By  | 
G.  Stemman  Steinman,  Esq.,  F.  S.  A.  |  Printed 
for  private  Circulation.  |  1872. 

Size,  4f  x7f  inches,  uncut. 
Pages,  20. 

Notes.  To  know  Puckle  is  to  think  of  Steinman,  whose 
rare  pamphlet  is  herewith  noted.  This  copy  is  in  the  origi- 
nal yellow  paper  covers,  and  bears  on  the  flyleaf  Mr.  Stein- 
man's  autogi'aph  inscription,  "The  R*.  Hn^}®  Earl  Stanhope, 
F.  S.  A.  &c.  I  with  the  author's  best  Comp^  &  regards  |  8*.^ 
July  1872."  It  is  a  valuable  item  in  connection  with  ''The 
Club,"  and  as  only  about  twenty  were  printed  for  private 
circulation,  it  is  necessarily  scarce. 


31  No  Title. 

Size,  4|-x9i  inches,  gilt  edges. 

Pages,  30  leaves. 

Notes.  This  is  J.  Thompson's  own  book  of  proofs  of  his 
work,  including  those  engraved  by  him  for  ''The  Club." 
Beautifully  bound  in  old  green  morocco,  neatly  tooled,  and 
lettered  on  back  as  follows:  "Engravings  |  By  |  Thompson  | 
J.  T."  (Monogram.)     Unique. 

See  reproduction  of  binding  on  page  66. 


THE  AUTHOR 


OF 


"THE    CLUB 


» 


IDENTIFIED. 


BY 


G.  STEINMAN  STEINMAN,  ESQ.,  F.S.A. 


^rtnteti  far  pribate  GTircuIation. 
1872. 


64  BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE'S  CLUB. 


FROM  WALMSLEY'S  PREFACE  TO  1817  EDITION 
PUCKLE'S  CLUB. 

The  present  Edition  is  indebted  to  the  able  pencil  of  Mr. 
Thurston  for  the  Designs  with  which  it  is  illustrated;  and  it  is 
presumed  that  the  man  of  taste,  as  well  as  the  artist,  will  admit 
that  each  tells  the  story  of  its  peculiar  subject  with  appropriate 
expression.  And  were  it  necessary  to  dwell  on  the  merits  of  the 
Author,  it  would  of  itself  be  no  mean  praise,  that  in  the  hands  of 
a  masterly  Designer  it  should  have  become  the  vehicle  of  so  fine 
a  series  of  humorous  and  characteristic  prints.  With  respect  to 
the  execution  of  the  Cuts  by  the  several  Engravers,  it  may  be 
allowable  here  to  remark,  that  the  labour  of  producing  a  good 
engraving  on  wood  is  more  considerable,  and  requires  more  of 
art,  than  has  generally  been  supposed ;  and  it  is  but  justice  to 
those  who  have  been  employed  in  this  part  of  the  Work,  to  in- 
form the  Reader,  that  every  line  of  the  drawing  is  marked  out 
upon  the  block  by  the  Designer,  exactly  as  it  appears  upon  the 
paper ;  from  this  delineation  it  is  the  province  of  the  Engraver  to 
cut  out  a  perfect  and  well- wrought  resemblance ;  to  effect  which, 
great  ability  is  requisite,  as  the  least  deviation  is  irremediable, 
especially  when  what  is  technically  termed  cross-hatching  occurs, 
as  is  fully  exemplified  in  the  decoration  of  this  volume.  To  give 
a  slight  idea  of  the  difficulty  of  such  operation,  it  is  only  necessary 
to  observe,  that  every  minute  interstice  of  white  is  cut  out  with 
the  graver  fi*om  between  every  mark  of  the  Designer's  pencil.  In 
consequence  of  this  indispensable  nicety,  the  Proprietor,  sparing 
no  expense  to  present  the  Work  as  faultless  as  possible  has  thrown 
aside  four  beautiful  Designs,  which  were  rendered  useless  by  such 
deviation ;  and  the  same  designs  have  been  retraced  on  new  blocks. 

The  Portrait  prefixed  has  been  most  accurately  copied  by  T. 
Bragg,  a  pupil  of  the  present  celebrated  Mr.  Sharp,  from  an  ori- 
ginal engraving  by  Vertue,  after  a  painting  by  J.  B.  Closterman, 
and  its  genuineness  is  authenticated  by  the  Earl  of  Orford,  in  his 
''  Catalogue  of  Engravers,"  in  which  he  particularizes  the  Original. 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE'S  CLUB.  65 


PORTRAITS. 

Although  many  of  the  portraits  have  been  described  in  previ- 
ous items,  it  might  be  well  to  collate  them  here  in  one  place  for 
reference :  First,  the  original  painting  by  Closterman ;  after  that 
the  following:  Vertue,  item  3;  J.  Cole,  item  5;  unknown  en- 
graver, item  7;  T.  Bragg,  four  states,  items  15,  13,  14,  and  12; 
unknown,  item  8 ;  unknown  artist,  a  large  drawing  in  the  posses- 
sion of  the  owner  of  this  collection  of  ^'Puckles";  small  cut  used 
in  Glasgow  edition  (1890) ;  etching  used  in  1896  on  an  invitation 
to  a  Rowf  ant  Club  exhibition,  and  again  in  the  prospectus  of  this 
bibliography;  finally,  the  etching  by  T,  Johnson,  frontispiece  to 
this  book. 


DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  CUTS, 

With  the  names  of  the  engi^avers,  the  whole  designed  and  drawn 
by  Mr.  Thm'ston. 

[From  1817  Edition.] 

First  Letters  to  Advertisement  and  Dialogue,  and  first  T.P. 
[Tail-Piece]  R.  Branston. 

Antiquary  .  attempting  to  decypher  the  inscription  on  an  old 
rusty  coin  or  medal.  J.  Thompson.  T.P.,  W. 
Hughes. 

Buffoon  .  .  endeavoring,  by  his  anticks  and  grimaces  to  "out- 
fool"  the  company.     H.  White.     T.P.,  ditto. 

Critic  .  .  .  with  his  face  turned  away  to  denote  his  desire  of 
concealment;  but  the  Artist  has  reflected  it  in  the 
glass,  to  shew  the  mind  that  actuates  him.  R. 
Branston.     T.P.,  R.  Branston,  Jun. 

Detractor  .  .  instilling  suspicion  into  the  mind  of  a  credulous 
old  man,  by  ill-natured  surmises  respecting  the 
two  persons  walking  in  the  adjoining  garden.  J. 
Thompson.     T.P.,  H.  White. 

Envioso  .  .  brooding  over  the  malevolence  of  his  heart  in  a  re- 
tired cave,  and  turning  with  envious  hate  from  the 
mirthful  sports  of  a  group  of  happy  rustics.  R. 
Branston.     T.P.,  J.  Thompson. 

Flatterer  .  .  paying  court  to  a  great  man.  J.  Thompson.  T.P., 
W.  Hughes. 

Gamester  .  .  having  ruined  his  man,  gathers  up  his  spoils  with 
a  cold-hearted  indifference.  W.  Hughes.  T.P., 
R.  Branston,  Jun. 


68 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  BUCKLE'S  CLUB. 


Hypocrite  .  having  thrown  off  the  mask  of  loyalty  in  his  cups, 
is  aiming  a  side  blow  at  Church  and  State,  by  his 
attacks  upon  a  Prime  Minister,  J.  Thompson. 
T.P.,  H.  White. 

Impertinent  .  detains  a  merchant  from  his  appointment  with 
officious  and  frivolous  pretences.  J.  Thompson. 
T.P.,  H.  White. 


Knave  . 


The  doors  shut  upon  rejected  Stock  Jobbers. 
Hughes.     T.P.,  J.  Thompson. 


W. 


Lawyer 


Moroso 


a  limb  of  the  law  bribing  a  witness. 
T.P.,  W.  Hughes. 


R.  Branston. 


a  repulsive  chiu'l,  whom  even  his  domestics  fear  to 
approach.   J.  Thompson.    T.P.,  R.  Branston,  Jun. 


Newsmonger .  so  completely  absorbed  in  his  own  pohtical  impres- 
sions and  sagacious  remarks,  that  he  does  not  per- 
ceive he  has  read  his  auditor  asleep.  J.  Thompson. 
T.P.,  W.  Hughes. 

Opiniator  .  .  one  proud  of  his  ancestry,  and  having  tired  all  his 
friends  with  his  pedigree,  &c.,  is  reduced  to  the 
necessity  of  making  an  auditor  of  his  lackey.  J. 
Thompson.     T.P.,  R.  Branston,  Jun. 

Projector  .     .  contemplating  a  castle  in  the  air.     W.  Hughes. 

Quack  ...  so  deeply  deliberating  upon  a  patient's  case,  that 
he  does  not  notice  the  nurse  who  has  brought  a 
monkey  for  advice.  C.  Nesbit.  T.P.,  R.  Branston. 

Rake  .  .  .  endeavouring  to  drown  the  reflection  of  his  over- 
night's debauch,  and  new  string  his  shaken  nerves 
by  fresh  stimulants.    Miss  Bjrfield. 


BIBLIOOBAPHY  OF  PUCKLE'8  CLUB. 


69 


Swearer  .  .  driving-  a  good  old  man  out  of  the  room  by  his 
shocking  oaths,  and  cheeked  by  the  simple  reproof 
of  his  affrighted  gi'andchild,  who  puts  her  hand 
upon  his  lips.  J.  Thompson,  T.P.,  G.  Thui'ston, 
Jun.,  first  attempt. 

Traveller  .  .  a  travelled  fop  ridiculing  to  his  foreign  lackey  the 
homely  welcome  of  his  affectionate  Parents.  H. 
Wliite.     T.P.,  J.  Thompson. 

Usurer .  .  .  poring  over  his  annuity  deeds  and  mortgages,  his 
iron  chests  and  bags  filled  with  the  prey  of  his 
avarice.   J.  Thompson.     T.P.,  H.  Wliite. 

Wiseman  .  .  an  anxious  father  instructing  the  minds,  and  regu- 
lating the  hearts  of  his  children.     J.  Thompson. 

Xantippe  .  .  a  scolding  wife,  bringing  home  a  drunken  husband 
from  his  Club.  J.  Thompson.  T.P.,  W.  Harvey, 
a  pupil  of  T.  Bewick. 

Youth  ...  an  idle,  dissipated  young  man  of  fashion,  killing 
time  by  playing  with  his  cat.  J.  Thompson.  T.P., 
R.  Branston,  Jun. 

Zany     ...  a  sot,  closeing  the  scene  in  his  cellar.     C.  Nesbit. 

Tail  Piece      .  page  95.  R.  Branston. 

The  Club  .  .  in  full  assembly:  design  on  the  Title  Page  ex- 
plained by  the  text,  page  69.    J.  Thompson. 

''In  amicum  suum  JACOBUM  PUCKLE, 
suhsequentium  Dialogorum  Anthorem : 

Distich  on. 
Quanta  seges  rerum !  parva  patet 
orbis  in  lU'be ;  et  patet  in  libro, 
Bibliotheca,  tuo." 


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